US Immigration Support - Green Card Application Service

There are several Temporary (Non-Immigrant) Visas, such as Professional (H1B or TN Visa), Business Visitor (B-1 Visa), and Intra-company Transferee (L-1 Visa). =>....

Employment-based Immigration

The first step in obtaining an employment based immigrant visa is through a labor certification application, unless if the alien is exempt from labor certification under one of the exceptions.=> ....

Fast Green Card - Bypass Both Job Offer And Labor Certification

There are two different methods in which a person may become eligible to bypass both the job offer requirement and the labor certification process.=>....

The Priority Date and Its Retention

The priority date is established at the date the Labor Certification is filed. For categories that do not require labor certification, the priority date is the date the Form I140 is received by the USCIS. => ....

Questions and Answers: F-1 Status Extension of Post Completion Practical Training under the Cap Gap

These Questions & Answers address the automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (indicating a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1 of the Fiscal Year (FY), under the H-1B cap. => ....

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